City of San Antonio - File #: 16-3280

• File #: 16-3280
• Type: Purchase of Equipment
• In control: City Council A Session
• On agenda: 6/16/2016
• Posting Language: An Ordinance accepting the offers from Silsbee Ford and Silsbee Toyota to provide 37 replacement Gasoline/Electric Powered Hybrid Administrative Sedans to the City’s Police Department and Office of Municipal Integrity for a total cost of $943,867.75, funded from the Equipment Renewal and Replacement Fund. [Ben Gorzell, Chief Financial Officer; Troy Elliott, Director, Finance]

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/16/2016	1	City Council A Session	adopted	Pass

DEPARTMENT: Finance


DEPARTMENT HEAD: Troy Elliott


COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: CityWide


SUBJECT:

Purchase of Administrative Sedans (Gasoline/Electric Powered Hybrid)


SUMMARY:

This ordinance authorizes acceptance of contracts with Silsbee Ford and Silsbee Toyota to provide 37 replacement Gasoline/Electric Powered Hybrid Administrative Sedans to the City of San Antonio for a total cost of $943,867.75. Funding for this purchase is available from the Equipment Renewal and Replacement Fund (ERRF).


BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

Submitted for City Council consideration and action is the attached tabulation of two offers submitted by Silsbee Ford and Silsbee Toyota to provide 37 replacement gasoline/electric powered hybrid administrative sedans funded through the City of San Antonio's ERRF Fund for a total cost of $943,867.75. The offers were submitted by Silsbee Ford and Silsbee Toyota utilizing cooperative purchasing contract number 430-13 through BuyBoard Cooperative Purchasing.

The 37 sedans will be utilized by the Police Department and Office of Municipal Integrity. This purchase will replace twenty-four existing gasoline powered sedans and thirteen hybrid sedans. These vehicles will be used for conducting City business including travel to and from City facilities. The Police Department will utilize the vehicles for conducting administrative field work by Police Officers with the rank of Detective Investigators, Sergeants, Lieutenants, and Captains.



ISSUE:

This contract will provide 37 replacement vehicles to the City's fleet. Currently there are 394 gasoline/electric hybrid powered vehicles in the City's fleet. This purchase will also ensure that the City's fleet will have a variety of hybrid vehicles by different manufacturers. This will diversify the City's fleet and reduce the amount of vehicles that could be out of service due to unforeseen circumstances like vehicle recalls or manufacturer complications.
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